Memorial

Caythorpe

Men of Caythorpe Cross

Source: Copyright Colin Murray

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Current Location

On the memorial green by the church, St Vincent's Church, Church Lane, Caythorpe, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, NG32 3DU, England

SK 93849 48555

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 3741
Description: Octagonal base surmounted by octagonal plinth, tapering shaft and cross of sacrifice. Inscription incised in black lettering on the front face of the plinth. A tablet with the names of those who died in WW2 has been added to the base and two tablets with the names of those killed in Iraq have been added to Face 2 and Face 8 of the base, all incised and in black. The names of those killed in WW1 are incised on a tablet that is fixed to the concave wall behind the cross. The tablet is identical in design to the WW1 tablet in the church. The cross stands on a paved area that is enclosed at the front by a post and chain link fence.
Inscription: Plinth Face 1: IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914-1919/ ALSO/ 1939 - 45 Base Face 1: 1939 - 1945/ (names) Base Face 2: IRAQ 2003/ (name) Base Face 8: IRAQ 2005/ (Name) Tablet on back wall: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1914 - 1919